STATISTICS: North and Central America


North and Central America

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North and Central America: Forest types
Tropical (% forest area)15%
Subtropical (% forest area)16%
Temperate (% forest area)29%
Boreal/polar (% forest area)40%


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North and Central America: Production, trade and consumption of forest products, 2002
Woodfuel ('000 cubic m), 2002
Production159,041
Imports0
Exports0
Consumption159,041
Industrial roundwood ('000 cubic m), 2002
Production615,136
Imports14,180
Exports15,956
Consumption613,360
Sawnwood ('000 cubic m), 2002
Production152,281
Imports41,369
Exports42,242
Consumption151,408
Wood-based panels ('000 cubic m), 2002
Production57,534
Imports20,580
Exports14,249
Consumption63,865
Pulp for paper ('000 metric tons), 2002
Production78,910
Imports7,533
Exports17,156
Consumption69,287
Paper and paperboard ('000 metric tons), 2002
Production106,463
Imports21,757
Exports22,738
Consumption105,482
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North and Central America : References & Data Sources


 Environment, Land use / Resources, Economy, Population / Demographics, Infrastructure, Health -- CIA World Factbook, 2005
 Forest Cover, Forest types, Breakdown of forest types, Change in Forest Cover, Primary forests, Forest designation, Disturbances affecting forest land, Value of forests, Production, trade and consumption of forest products -- The FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS's Global Forest Resources Assessment (2005) and the State of the World�s Forests (2005, 2003, 2001)
 Protected Areas, Plant and animal biodiversity -- United Nations Environment Programme - World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC). 2004. World Database on Protected Areas.
 Biosphere reservers -- United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) - Man and Biosphere Program. 2004. UNESCO - MAB Biosphere Reserves Directory.
 RAMSAR sites -- The Bureau of the Convention on Wetlands . 2005. The Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance.
 World Resources Institute's EarthTrends web site
 The 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
 Population Data -- United Nations Population Fund
 With additional analysis by Rhett Butler of mongabay.com



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